You may remember her iconic pro-Occupy photo. She is now in hospice. Stephanie Sautter

[stevenleser]

She has been my Facebook friend ever since the photo came out and now Stephanie Sautter is in the final stages of her fight against breast cancer.

She had to delay treatment until she was accepted by Medi-Cal for low income folks.

I just saw her Facebook post about being in hospice and I am pretty upset.

Please join me in wishing a peaceful and pain-free passing over for Stephanie.

I'm going to try and keep my updates up about once a week for everybody. I'm on hospice now at my mom's house, am very tired. These meds I'm on I can barely keep my eyes open to read of all things, so I sleep a lot. I think I'm finally settling into some form of groove. I love you all so much, thank you for all the love, support and energy healings your blasting me with... I am receiving them, no doubt. Lots of beautiful words you've sent me, thank you! At some point when I am no longer able to write updates - I;ll have my mom bust in on a few for me. She's also promised to let you all know when I crossover as well. Any Ideas where I should throw my ashes? She keeps asking me, I have no idea, but am open to just about anywhere. One Love, Event in Process!

https://www.facebook.com/stephaniesautter?fref=ts

[sharp_stick]

1. Thank you Steven

I hate cancer and that is what drives me at work everyday.

[Jefferson23]

2. This is too sad, and all so unnecessary..the richest country on earth. n/t

K&R

[avaistheone1]

14. It is. We have money to start a war in Syria

but no money to make sure every hardworking American like Stephanie is insured.

Sending good wishes and peace to Stephanie.

[Scootaloo]

16. What is it the Pentagon has? A $98bn "war slush"? n/t

[avaistheone1]

18. And they are unable to audit their books. Pentagon is missing over $2 trillion dollars they can not

account for.

Heckofjob Pentagon.

[Scootaloo]

19. You know, I won't say I endorse it, but there are solutions for that sort of thing in the legal code

[brush]

53. Yep! This is the country we live in

And her plight is not that different from millions

As rich a country as we are millions are living on the edge, hoping they or someone in their family doesn't get sick. The ACA is a start but we need a single-payer system like every other advanced industrial country in the world. How did we become so uncaring a society?

On my last job (2012) they jacked up the deductible on the health care to $3000 — can you believe it? That's like having no healthcare. But they get away with it.

How the repugs who opposed national healthcare look in the mirror I don't know.

[Zorra]

3. Wishing you the best of everything forever, sweetie.

We are the 99%, and we are one.

[hopemountain]

39. may i add good thoughts and vibes to yours?

and thank you for the gorgeous occupy jpeg.

[Laurian]

4. How very sad. I had a friend similarly diagnosed. She got immediate

and very aggressive treatment and is alive and well 10 years later. The loss of this young woman and the grief of her family and friends could have been avoided had our priorities as a country been more humane.

[gopiscrap]

5. OMG my deep prayers and good wishes go to her for her next journey

is there some way DU can pass on our thoughts of care and concern?

[stevenleser]

6. I'm thinking of how to do that. I think will post a link to this thread to her facebook timeline

so that she can see how many people here are thinking of her.

[gopiscrap]

7. ok thanks I feel that we should if we can honor her life and service while she still

appreciate the tributes!

[Sentath]

32. Yes, Please

[KamaAina]

8. That's the same kind of cancer Molly Ivins had.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. god damn Cancer. god damn it to hell.

vibes for you, Stephanie. peaceful vibes for you

[msanthrope]

10. Kick. I really have no words. nt

[JI7]

11. .

[Ninga]

12. Hugs to you dear heart....peace, love and the energy of thousands are with you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. I am so sorry to see this sad development...

My thoughts are with you, Stephanie...

[Fumesucker]

15. Godspeed Stephanie n/t

[nolabear]

17. I am so, so sorry. And deeply ashamed. What are we doing that the best we can wish for

is that these unnecessary deaths are easy? My god.

[Phentex]

29. ...

That's exactly how I feel.

[drynberg]

50. Agreed

Well said, thinking of you Stephanie, blessings.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. the personal IS political

Wish all of our combined efforts could create results faster.....

Your fight is our fight, Stephanie.



nam myoho renge kyo
nam myoho renge kyo
nam myoho renge kyo

[Demoiselle]

22. Exactly right, Ms. Splanchnik.

We love you, Stephanie.

[mountain grammy]

21. peace.. and know we won't give up the fight for universal health care for all Americans

No one should be denied care or have to delay treatment until obtaining funding. This is wrong. This is murder.

We will have universal health care and it will be named for all the Stephanie Sautters we lost while we were coming to our senses.

[LittleGirl]

23. Health care is a RIGHT. n/t

[Fantastic Anarchist]

24. Only in America ...

... can people die without receiving the treatment they need. I'm so infuriated by this example and by our system. There is absolutely no reason she should be dying. Had she received the treatment she needed, at the time she needed it, her prognosis would likely be much more positive.

In my (very emotional) view, our system attempted to murder her. When she does pass on, the system will have accomplished its mission.

Signed,

Enraged Anarchist!



P.S. Teabaggers better not utter the word "death panel." The ordeal this woman went through, in the system we have now, is a death panel.

SINGLE-PAYER NOW!

[LongTomH]

25. May our prayers and thoughts go with you, Stephanie!

Thank you for your message!

[sheshe2]

26. Prayers and Vibes to you Stephanie.

You are Grace and Dignity personified.

I wish you peace~

Thank you Steven for posting this for Stephanie.

[Fla Dem]

27. What a beautiful spirit, one more good person struck down in the prime of her life.

Thanks for sharing

[UtahLib]

28. Sending loving vibes to Stephanie for a gentle passing. n/t

[Phentex]

30. I am so sorry...

I wish her peace.

[liberalhistorian]

31. I'm so sorry to hear this, may

her crossover be filled with peace and love and may she find the kind of peace, love and care on the other side that she did not receive here. Damn all of those who put profit before the health of people, and who equate the moral worth of a person and, therefore, their "worthiness" to receive necessary treatment, with how much money they have and/or how good their insurance is. Sick, disgusting, inhumane, anti-Christian.

This did, however, finally prompt me to get off my duff and make an appointment for a mammogram as it's been over two years since my last one and I'm overdue.

[Rockyj]

33. If this story don't touch your heart

I don't know what will. Thank you for sharing!

[Scurrilous]

34. K & R

[senseandsensibility]

35. This is heartbreaking.

Sending my prayers for peace no matter what the outcome, for a painless journey, and, yes, for healing. Stephanie, your grace is an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story and trying to help others.

[Arugula Latte]

36. What say you, Republican Pro-Lifers?

This is just peachy keen with you? Your Jesus would approve of this kind of system?

[Moostache]

42. Didn't you hear? Jesus is ALL ABOUT self-reliance!!!

Let he that will not work not eat and all that great shit....

My reply to anyone who professes to be pro-life is two-fold.

ONE - Really, how noble. And you have how many adopted crack babies?
TWO - WHY? What makes you think its any of YOUR business if that is not your wife, lover, mother, aunt or daughter?

Never gotten a single good reply yet...

[WillyT]

37. :( ::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[zentrum]

38. If the 1% can't harness you for...

....labor in their businesses, they want you dead and gone. Quietly.

[blackspade]

40. Sorry about your friend.

[Egalitarian Thug]

41. Another beautiful person murdered by the system now ensconced in law.

Congratulations you fucking parasites.

[calimary]

43. Thank you for letting us know about this, stevenleser.

Just stupefying that this could happen in America. But it's no longer the America I believed in when I was growing up. Too much greed, short-sightedness, selfishness, thoughtlessness, willful ignorance, petty grudges, and poor sportsmanship. And pure unadulterated meanness. Safe passage, Stephanie. It'll undoubtedly be a kinder place you're headed for.

[mahina]

44. Aloha e Stephanie,

love light your path, brave woman. Your work makes the world a better place, even today.

Looking forward to the day that we'll all get the care we need. Prayers up, aloha sister.

[tavalon]

45. I do remember this

and I hope her passing is as painless as possible and wish her family and friends my condolences.

[Union Scribe]

46. It awes and humbles me

how graceful her message is in the face of the fight she's endured. I honestly don't remember this particular photo but thank you for posting about her. She and her loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers.

[malaise]

47. Too sad

Thanks for fighting sister Stephanie Sautter.

[dorkzilla]

48. I'm so full of emotion over this I don't even know what to say

This is a disgrace. A young life cut short for no reason other than a lack of healthcare...why have we allowed this to go on so long? How many stories like Stephanie's have been repeated year after year? And we have a group of people who are doing their level best to make sure this story continues? Fuck them, and fuck cancer too while we're at it.

[DebJ]

49. So many unnecessary and preventable tragedies! About the ashes

I have told my family I'd like to be scattered down the National Mall so I can haunt them all forever.
I live in Pa now but I was born in DC and grew up in the area; I'd like to 'go home' when I 'go home'.
But if scattering the ashes doesn't work, I have a plot in Congressional Cemetery, so I'll still 'be close'.

[toby jo]

51. Stephanie, you found yourself in a painful situation and yet put yourself out there to make it

clear to all that we need a better path.

All class. That is your gift to eternity and it will give back 1000x.

Thank-you.

[heaven05]

52. this is what

Palin, Cruz and the rest of those crazy, dangerous, idiotic RWers want for all the 99%ers. No doubts in my mind that this is how far america has fallen as a 'civilized' nation because of RW extremist power over all lives in america. This is truly a sad statement on american empathy for the less fortunate among us not able to pay the kings ransom necessary for health care. God! This pisses me off.

[closeupready]

54. Thanks, Steve. K&R

[LoisB]

55. This is so sad. What a country - the three months she had to wait to start treatment

could have made such a difference.